Dom Rodrigo

Dom Rodrigo is a Portuguese dessert that is traditionally associated with the Algarve region, where it’s been made since the 18th century. It is prepared with a combination of egg yolks, sugar, ground almonds, cinnamon, and fios de ovos - a traditional confectionary product consisting of thin egg threads. The gooey mixture of egg yolks and almonds is neatly placed inside fios de ovos, and the whole combination is wrapped in colorful foil that’s shaped into a small pyramid. Similar to other Portuguese desserts, it is believed that Dom Rodrigos also originated as a conventual dessert. Some say that it comes from the Convento das Bernardas or Piedade (in Tavira), and it was supposedly named after a local religious man from a wealthy family whose name was Rodrigo.